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'Pathetic': Cornered Republican backs ally's resignation amid lurid scandal
What happened
Alabama state Rep. Rhett Marques called on fellow Republican state Rep. Brett Easterbrook to resign—but only after Democratic U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures publicly challenged him to take a position, AlterNet reports. Easterbrook had been arrested roughly two weeks earlier in an October undercover operation and indicted on an attempted sex-trafficking charge after allegedly offering $500 to someone he believed was a minor. The allegation has not been proved in court.
Figures accused Alabama Republicans of protecting a colleague through silence. Marques then said Easterbrook…
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